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Access barriers to financial inclusion: a study of the Ugandan case
(Brac University, 2021-06)
Financial inclusion is a policy concern around the world. Uganda’s financial sector comprises formal, semi-formal and informal institutions that offer services such as banking services including opening bank accounts, ...
The impact of COVID-19 on beauty parlour workers
(Brac University, 2022-05)
Bangladesh has a rich history of growth and development, which has been heavily impacted by
the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has shaken the landscape of growth and development due
to the six-month-long nationwide ...
Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health
(Brac University, 2022-05)
Religion has always been a source of spiritual guidance and reassurance for the followers because
of the moral template it provides. However, with the advancement of science and technology,
people have slowly drifted ...
Sheltered: a thesis exploring the link between bhodrota and the sexual subjectivities of Bangladeshi middle-class new adults
(Brac University, 2022-08)
Sheltered’ explores the cultural taboo about sexuality among the urban middle-class in
Bangladesh, i.e. the bhodrolok, and the way it shapes sexuality and sexual norms/expectations.
This taboo exists to maintain and ...
The world is watching: An analysis of the professional wrestling fandom in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2022-05)
This thesis explored the professional wrestling fandom in Bangladesh to locate class divisions
within the fandom that give birth to different subsets of fans known as smarks and marks. These
fans and their experiences ...
An exploration of makeup and all its possibilities through the lived and learned experiences of upper/middle class women in Dhaka
(Brac University, 2022)
This paper aims to dive into the makings of a makeup culture among women from upper/middle groups as learned through online sources. This culture has shaped consumer patterns, class identity and superiority and has contributed ...
Gender Wage Differentials and Intrinsic Motivations: An Empirical study on Nonprofits
(Brac University, 2022-07)
Conducting a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition technique and a modified Recentered Influence
Function quantile regression using the Bangladesh Labour Force Survey 2016-17, the paper
estimates the gender wage differential ...
Does the adoption of solid cooking fuel contribute to adverse child health outcomes? A Propensity Score Matched (PSM) analysis from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2011- 2018
(Brac University, 2022-11)
Low birth weight and severe respiratory infections in children are just two of the
acknowledged negative health impacts of household air pollution caused by the use of solid
fuels for cooking, which is still a serious ...
Exploring the relationship between inflation and economic growth: A panel data study on South Asia
(Brac University, 2022-07)
Inflation and economic growth are two very important macroeconomic variables that stir a lot
of interest. This paper explores the relationship between inflation and growth for six countries
in South Asia, namely ...
Road safety movement: Young adults and collective engagement in social movement
(Brac University, 2022-10)
Road safety is a concerning issue worldwide. As the proximity of accidents has increased, it has
become a severe concern for the masses. Dhaka witnessed its second most significant
contemporary movement in 2018; The road ...